Tingwick, Quebec (1871 census)
Tingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.845°N, 71.917°W.
Population
In 1871, Tingwick had a population of 1,177: 632 male and 545 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,227 |
| 1871 | 1,177 |
| 1881 | 1,346 |
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 532 |
| 1921 | 472 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tingwick, 1861 (41.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Tingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 545 |
| Number of males | 632 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,177 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 243 |
| BWT BU | 6,586 |
| CRN BU | 1,502 |
| HAY AC | 2,234 |
| HAY TONS | 1,902 |
| OAT BU | 15,119 |
| PEA BU | 867 |
| POT AC | 266 |
| POT BU | 40,715 |
| RYE BU | 198 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,770 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,392 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 301 |
| AREA | 28,770 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 244 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FEMALE | 545 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 181 |
| INHABITED | 178 |
| MALE | 632 |
| MARRIED F | 181 |
| MARRIED M | 178 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 359 |
| POPULATION | 1,177 |
| ROOT BU | 319 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 351 |
| SINGLE M | 442 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 793 |
| TUR BU | 1,601 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038018_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Tingwick, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tingwick-qc137018-1871/.